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Oncidium noezlianum

A small cool-growing Andean epiphyte, long known in cultivation as Cochlioda noezliana, with sprays of bright orange-scarlet flowers. It is a parent of many older intergeneric Odontoglossum-alliance hybrids. Herbarium specimens come from montane forest at about 1,800–2,650 m in northern Peru and Bolivia, so it wants cool nights, steady moisture and moving, humid air.

Oncidium noezlianum
Photo: M. S. del. ( = Matilda Smith, 1854-1926), J. N. Fitch lith. ( = John Nugent Fitch, 1840–1927) Description by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817—1911), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte of montane cloud forest on the eastern Andean slopes. The sources consulted do not describe its microhabitat. Like its Odontoglossum-alliance relatives it most likely grows on mossy branches, where the roots are wetted by frequent rain and mist and dry quickly in moving air.

Dated herbarium specimens with altitudes run from about 1,830 to 2,650 m, with a median of about 2,190 m. Most come from around 2,200–2,650 m in Amazonas, Peru, and one from 2,180 m in Cochabamba, Bolivia. This places it firmly in the cool montane zone.

Peru: Amazonas (Chachapoyas area), CuscoBolivia: Cochabamba, La PazEcuador: Azuay (a single record)

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.